Jalen Brooks: LB · Maryland · #43.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jalen Brooks
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Maryland: Randy Edsall and D.J. Durkin. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-41@ No. 23 Texas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Towson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-62@ No. 10 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-37vs Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-38@ No. 5 Wisconsin | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-39vs Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-66vs No. 12 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 51-41
at Texas
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Texas on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups30 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
42.7%
318 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
